Pricking musquitoes in the rump with a pitchfork is said to be very small business_. There ia a parodox in pride—it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so. The Hoop question, like most others, has two sides to it. The ladies take the inside, of course. Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and moat expressive eloquence. A lady told her husband, she read the Art of Love on purpose to be agreeable to him. 'I had lather have love without art,' replied he. ?Truth lies in the bottom a .* This may be a very pretty sentence, but it is a lie nevertheless, for truth never lies anywhere. The tears of beauty are like light clouds floating over a heaven of stars, bedimming them for a moment that they may shine with greater lustre than before. Hope is happier than fruition, because we have not yet ascertained its limits, counted its gifts, or found lime to question and discredit its promises. "John, how I wish it was as much the fash...

""Washington House, " Cumberland Street, Lebanon, Pa. _TTHE undersigned, having taken this old and A favorite stand, and having,refitted it in the best style, is now prepared to accommodate the public, and entertain strangers and travellers in the best modern style. The House is commodious and pleasant. The TABLE shall be well provided for, and the BAB contain none but the purest _«_iQxrofts. The STABLING attached to the Hotel is large and roomy, and capable of accommodating a great number of Horses. _J g@" To his Meads and acquaintances in Lebanon. County, as well* as to all others, he-extends a cordial invitation to make his House their home when visiting Lebanon. ¦ :;' ¦ DAVID HOFFMAN. April 29. 1857. To Persons about to v_*_tsit PHILADELPHIA! ¦^^_a - TRY the new WESTERN HOTEL, _Jll _MMfr _^Market street, below 9th street. Eve-|_ll|S|Hgry attention given, with a desire to l££ifJBff please. Boarding $1 per Bay. ^¦^_Mr A.M.HOPKINS, Joly22,'5y-ly. Proprietor. Bunker ' s Mill Ban...

25 Witnesses; _£_K or, THE S3 Forger Convicted. _® JOHN S. DYE IS THE AUTHOR, _ks_^Who has had 10 years' experienceas a Bank-\^ er and Publisher, and Author of Q A series of Lectures at the Broad-N-_* way Tabernacle, vT"_^ when, for 10_'suceessive nights, over _gj (_KT 50,000 People _^q Greeted him with rounds of Applsmsej while M ho'exhibited.tho manner in which coun-. _^ terfeiters execute their Frauds, and , _^j the surest and shortest means ff_^ . . of Detecting them _O The Band Note Engravers all say P3 that he is the greatest judge of pa-&gt;"5 per money living. ' _G REATEST DISCOVERY OF .%JC the Present Century for _^_fc_. Delecting Counterfeit Bank Notes. _v -iDpscribing every Genuine Bill in existance, _£' and exhibiting at a glance every Coun-^5 terfeit in Circulation!! ~* Arranged so admirably, that •^ Reference is Easy and m , Detection Instantaneous. _^ No ind ex to examine ! _i*' ' No pages to hunt up ! W But so simplified and arranged, that the S. Merchant, Ba...

The Great Counter Irritant &gt; i The virus of disease often makes its way to the int_^r ttal organs through the pores of the skin. This r,,.n , ' trating Ointment, melting under the hand _ss it js ru t _" bed in, is absorbed through ihe same channels , aniJ reaching the seat of Inflammation, promptly and intal riably subdues it, whether located in the kidm-vs_. si/ liver, the lungs, or any other important organ, "it f ,eti etrates the surface to the Interior, through the count less iubestbat communicate with the skin as _summ.-rain passes into the fevered earth, diffusing its cold Knj regenerating Influence. Skin Diseases and Glandular _Stcellingst, Every species of exterior irritation is quickly reduceby the inti-inflammatory action of this Ointment. An gry Eruptions, such as Salt Rheum, _Tstter, Kisowokm Scald Head. Kettle Hash, Scabies (or Itch) &amp;e..dk'ou; ' to return no more, under its application. Hospital cx perience ia all parts of the world, proves its _in...

The Largest, Best and Cheapest . ASSORTMENT OF LO1BKR AND COJJL ever offered heretofore to the public, AT THE OLD YARD IN Worth JLcbanon Morough_, (_FOBMEniy OCCUPXED BY MAItK &amp; REDJOJ3HI,,) Situated on East &lt;$_j* West side of Market street, at Union Canal. ffijpHE undersigned take this method of inform-[SbF ing the citizens of Lebanon and surrounding Counties, that they have now on hand a large stock of WELL SEASONED LUMBER, and are constantly, receiving additions thereto. Their assortment consists in *° part of White and Yellow PINE and HEMLOCK BOARDS. li inch and 2 inch PANNEL and COMMON PLANKS. White Pine and Hemlock Scantling and Joists. 1 inch and i aach. CHERRY BOARDS, PLANKS and TABLE LEGS. Also, 1 inch and £ inch POPLAR BOARDSPLANKS and SCANTLING. HARD WOOD, Such as ASH and WHITE OAK BOARDS, PLANKS and SCANTING. SHINGLES, SHINGLES, SHINGLES! A great assortment of good Pine and Hemlock Shingles. Also, Roofing and Plastering Laths. Also, Rails, Posts, and r...

/!_&amp; TKINS &amp; McADAM have just received a _[_jiai; new stock of Boots, Shoes, Trunks and Travelling bags. .. ' • ¦ . Pl&amp;ilif) E. McCaaally, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker ON Cumberland street, One door East of the Black Horse Hotel. g=pi The subscriber desires to in- It i form the public that he has open-rf _A.-'%ij _j&amp;ejj ed as above, where he is prepar- _*^* ML ed to execute orders for Boots _ffw* and Shoes of the finest finish and style, and equal, if not superior, to any heretofore offered to the public. _fmay27, 1857. Indemnity Against Loss by Fire, Franklin Fire Insurance Co. OF PHILADELPHIA. Office 163_| Chestnut Street, Near 5tb Street. Statement of Assets, '_$ 15 837_,186. JANUARY 1st, 1S57. Published Agreeably to an Act of Assembl y, BEING First Mortgages, amply _secured, $1,519,932 73 Heal Estate (present value, §109,000) cost, 82,784 36 Temporary Loans, on ample Collateral securities, 89,114 18 Stocks, (present value, $83,881 12, cost,...

JTEff* MJMRBTjm I\IR» hSsi§ |.i HLJHn ££s The public are invited to call at his : NEW STAND IN MARKET ST., one square 'north of Union Hall, Lebanon, Pa., where he will attend personally to all who will favor him with their patronage. ¦- He would also return his _sineerfi thanks for the liberal patronage afforded him since opening in business, and feeling the more encouraged by the interest manifested in his behalf by the public, he enters upon anew season with renewed energy, despatching business with a promptness becoming an honest mechanic. ' ' J _Sil*' Terms _Jieasonatle. Call and Examine. J. E. DAUGHERTY. Lebanon, April 3, 185?. P. S.—Also, a number of select Limestone Door Sills, for the accommodation of building men and contractors, who would do well to call and examine. J. E. D.

ZUJrWJBER. JLWfJfMBJEU NEARLY 2,000,000 FEET! O F tho best and cheapest assortment of liCMBEit ever offered to the public, at the new and extensive LUMBER AND COAL YARD of PHILIP BRECHBILL, in tho Borough of North Lebanon, on the bank of the Union Canal, at the head of Walnut street, a few squares North of tho now Steam Mill, and one square cast of Borgnor's Hotel. His assortment consists of the bcstwell seasoned White, Yellow, Norway, Pine &amp; Hemlock Boardsj Cherry, Poplar, and Pino Boards. 1£ and 2 inch Pannel and Common Plank; White Pine and Hemlock Scantling and Joistsj White Oak Boards. Plank and Scantling; 1** inch Poplar " Boards, Plank &amp; Scantling. SHINGLES ! SHINGLES!! The best Pine and Hemlock Shingles; Also, Roofing and Plastering Laths; Chestnut Rails and Posts, and Pailing3 for fences and fencing Boards; FLOORING BOARDS of all sizes &amp; descriptions. COAL! COAL!! GOAL !!! The largest stock of Broken, Stove, Limeburners' and Hollidaysburg Smi...

THE CENTRAL ROOT &amp;, SHOE S T OR E. Mantel _GraeiT, WITH many thanks to my patrons for their liberal patronage thus far bestowed, and the determination to merit a continuation of the same, I am now ready, Ladies and Gentlemen, (having disposed of my winter stock,) to offer you a well selected Spring and summer stock. Come and see and judgefor yourselves. I will tell you tjjie place, and youWer will forget, When you _onqe behold Graeff's beautiful St Of Gaiters, _liootes or _Buskias which greet With a graceful appearance on the Ladies' feet. My place may lie found on Cumberland street, Where each of my friends 1 welcoinely greet 'Tis here may be found all patterns well made Got up ki tall style for the opening Spring trade_. Come _jgcntlemen, you that ¦wont a good boot. 1 have got a Spring fashion that surely will suit, ' If a Calf or a Kip of good mechanical skill, , Just give me a call I "11 fit you at will. ; tallies and _Crenlletneii_, I also would call your attention ...

HOVER'S _MIIU1D HA_1K Dil!). rrffllS HAIR DYE needs only a trial to satisfy T all of its perfection as a Dyeand the followin- testimonial from that eminent Analytic Phlmist Professor Booth, of the V. 8. Mint, will only _coifim what thousands have previously borne _terfmjy j_^for Practical chemistry, 1 St. Stephen's Place j Philadelphia, February 17th1857. "Being well acquainted with the substances _comvosiL Mover's Liquid Hair Dye, I am satis-JAMBS C BOOTH, Analytic Chemist." HOVER'S WRITING INKSincluding Hovers Fluid and Hover's Indelible Inks, are too wel known and introduced to require any additional _teXTony of their character. The sales have beenincrcasing since their first introduction, givi _- nfeSInce that the articles truly possess that _nfrindc merit claimed at first for them by the M OrtS?3ta «»d _^ the Manufactory Ho. 416 RACE street above FOURTH, (old Jo. 144,) Philadelp hia, Will ™%l_$™^_$_^ April 15,1857.-1J-] Manufacturer.

NE W F U R NIT U R E STORE I Dundore Sf Owes HAVE just opened the finest, largest nnd cheapest assortment of Furniture ever offered in Lebanon. Their store is in Cumberland street, between Market and Plank-road. " Their-stock consists of all kinds of Parlor and Common Furniture, which they will sell lower than can be bought in Lebanon. All they ask is of persons in want of Furniture to give them a call before purchasing. They have on hand a large assortment of Sofas, Tete-a-tetes, Lounges, Centre, Pier, Card, and other Tables, What _Kots, Hat Backs, &amp;c. Also, A large and cheap stock of Stuffed, Cane-seat, and common Chairs, Settees, Bedsteads, and a lot of Cheap Mattresses. Also, Looking Glasses, —Gilt, Rosewood and Mahogany. -—-very cheap. Venetian Blinds ; Carriages, Gigs and Hobbyhorses, for children j and a large stock, too numerous to mention. Particular attention paid to UNDERTAKING. We have provided ourselves with the FINEST HEA'RSE IN LEBANON, and will manufactur...

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE TAKE NOTICE! _TTHAT the Locomotive will soon pass through X Lebanon, and as Barns and Houses will be in danger from Fire thereof, ._; '¦¦ " ' •Fames JV. .Rogers Begs leave to inform the inhabitants of Lebanon and vicinity, that he will * Cover Barns and Hovses with Tin, at the shortest notice. Also, thankful for the patronage he has received, he embraces this opportunity of _informing tho public generally, that he has _biThand, T I _,J¥ W A RE / from atea spoon to a boiler of any size; allkindso COAL S T O¥ESr ; of the most improved patterns. J_^- Also, JOBBING, SPOUTING, .fee., done at the shortestnotice and on reasonable terms. His plaee of business is in Market street, two doors south of the Lebanon Bank. JAMES N. ROGERS. ' N. B.—The highest market prices paid for Old Coppek, Lead and Pewter, or taken in exchange for work or ware. [Leb., may 13, '57.